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{{nihongo|'''The Ninja'''|忍者}}, a port of the [[arcade]] game [[Sega Ninja]], was released in [[1986]] in Japan and [[1987]] elsewhere by Sega. It is a typical run and gun game, such as [[Commando]], where the player has to shoot enemies and defeat a boss.
{{nihongo|'''The Ninja'''|忍者}}, a port of the [[arcade]] game [[Sega Ninja]], was released in [[1986]] in Japan and [[1987]] elsewhere by Sega. It is a typical run and gun game, such as [[Commando]], where the player has to shoot enemies and defeat a boss at the end of each level.


Enemies include samurai, enemy ninja and dogs. The player's normal weapons are an unlimited supply of throwing knives, but power-ups to throwing stars are available. In addition, the player can also turn invisible for a short period of time. While most of the stages are vertically scrolling, a few of the levels add some variety – including a level where the player must scale a wall.
Enemies include samurai, enemy ninja and wolves. The player's normal weapons are an unlimited supply of throwing knives, but power-ups to shuriken are available. In addition, the player can also turn to smoke for a short period of time. While most of the stages are vertically scrolling, a few of the levels add some variety – including a level where the player must scale a wall.
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Among the changes from the arcade version are the female protagonist being changed to a male ninja called Kazamaru. Other changes include the rearranging of stages from the original Japanese release in western releases of the game as well as a scroll system, which requires that five green scrolls must be collected to get to final level of the game, as all of them give hints on how the final level must be entered.
Among the changes from the arcade version is the female protagonist being changed to a male ninja called Kazamaru. Other changes include the rearranging of stages from the original Japanese release in western releases of the game, as well as a scroll system, which requires that five green scrolls must be collected to get to final level of the game, as all of them are needed to open a secret passage to the final level.


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Template:Infobox The Ninja (忍者?), a port of the arcade game Sega Ninja, was released in 1986 in Japan and 1987 elsewhere by Sega. It is a typical run and gun game, such as Commando, where the player has to shoot enemies and defeat a boss at the end of each level.

Enemies include samurai, enemy ninja and wolves. The player's normal weapons are an unlimited supply of throwing knives, but power-ups to shuriken are available. In addition, the player can also turn to smoke for a short period of time. While most of the stages are vertically scrolling, a few of the levels add some variety – including a level where the player must scale a wall. Template:Continue Nav Among the changes from the arcade version is the female protagonist being changed to a male ninja called Kazamaru. Other changes include the rearranging of stages from the original Japanese release in western releases of the game, as well as a scroll system, which requires that five green scrolls must be collected to get to final level of the game, as all of them are needed to open a secret passage to the final level.

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